That's the way that Tokyo is designed! In America everything is designed for cars, but here everything is designed for people before cars. Really nice in my opinion!
My first few weeks here I'd check left and right before crossing the road and it was bizarre being the only one while the people around you keep looking at their phones
On my first visit to Japan I unknowingly booked a hotel right where "Theatre square" is in the Yakuza games. I played a bunch of those and the walk from Shinjuku station to the hotel was quite surreal until I realized where I was.
I had the same experience. Last year I booked a hotel and didn't realize it was right across the street from the Yakuza batting cage in Kabukicho. Crazy.
Persona 5 creator Katsura Hashino: “I wanted to build a game like a picaresque novel. So I needed a place that showed that the character didn’t have anywhere to go and where the character confronts the adult generation.” “For the place where the character should live, I found it nice to have a large highway that looked like it covered all the the city, and for the character to end up in the small streets at the brink of destruction.” “There, he would find shelter at an old man’s place, I thought that it would be a good place to start the story.” From Katsura Hashino's Archipel interview.
I remember someone letting me play the start of P5R on their playstation a few years back and it was crazy how easily I could navigate Shibuya even though it had been like 5 or so years since I visited. Now that I think about it the game was probably in development when I visited so it makes sense
My cousins went to Japan recently and talked about how hard it was to navigate through Shibuya, and because I played Persona 5 Royal, I just thought to myself "Y'know, when I eventually go to Tokyo, I'm going to go through Shibuya with my hands in my pockets and with bad posture, and I'm going to navigate my family through the crowd." I hope it goes well when we eventually go there years down the line.
I've never been to japan, but I adore when games take real world locations and recreate them. It makes seeing the real world inspirations and thinking "Oh, I know where this is!" really special in the way that a location just being inspired from real life doesn't.
Visited Sangenjaya in 2019 and it looks like it has changed. Also visited the Ginza line ticket gate area at Shibuya before it was demolished and the underground shopping mall before it was renovated. The coffee shop LeBlanc is based on is in Ginza btw. Also bought a drink at the juice bar to boost up my stats. Went to alot of other places including the book store in Jimbocho. Kichijoji is a cool district. Lots of places featured in anime like Fate/Zero, Fate/Stay Night, Monogatari Series, Shirobako, etc.
i went to the bookstore in jimbocho without even realizing that i was in the place from the game until i came back home, it was surreal that i didn't notice at the time when i was actually there. (jimbocho is such a good place, the bookstores there have incredible selections)
Having traveled a lot in Tokyo for work, the inclusion of some of those areas struck me as spot on when I was first playing Persona 5. Lots of attention to detail and amazing to compare.
You know a country is amazing when they not only base locations off of it but can just straight up trace so many locations into a game which gets admired as a fictional masterpiece
One interesting thing you may have missed in Shibuya crossing in front of Hachiko statue is the missing Green Bus (although you did say that many things changed). The Green Bus that was originally there was moved about 2 years ago to Akita prefecture (Hachiko's hometown) and was replaced by that new tourist helpdesk. I'd love to see you do more "real life" locations, there's so many P5R locations that fans of the game would probably love to see too. It's been years since I was in Tokyo, but its always nostalgic seeing these locations. Great video!
I didn't know that! Thanks for letting me know, that's really cool actually. I'd love to make more videos like this, as well as many other projects in the future, thanks for your feedback!
@@KozyKotatsu Also before Shibuya crossing, there still sits the lottery stand onto the left hand side just like in Persona. I thought that was really cool.
This was a very well put together video! Seeing all of the locations from your favorite series IRL is such a wonderful experience, and I would honestly love to see you do more of these types of videos in the future!
I'm glad you think so! I have a lot of ideas for content in the future, so definitely stay tuned for more! Also stick around and give me suggestions, because I'm always open to ideas!
pretty good comparison video. nice trip, nice view. When I found myself completely in love with the P5R, I also wanted to travel to these places in Tokyo to compare the game and reality with my own eyes just like you. And I think you are little look like Harry Kane, really handsome hahaha🥰
Thanks for this! I used to live in Tokyo and the first thing that got me hooked on P5 was how accurate they got the city. It was really nice for my nostalgia pangs.
The Lelouch poster be perfect, at 3:33 - international or not - be perfect. He were voiced by same voice actor as the MC. Caused me shivers the first time i heard he voiced Arsene.
So another place you might have missed out on in Shibuya is the underground station area where you normally find Yusuke. The job posting board and the fruit juice stall are still down there too.
Great video, also it's funny seeing you at Shinjuku as a Yakuza fan, because those landmarks are INSTANTLY recognisable to most, if not all Yakuza fans
Last time i go to Tokyo, I went to the connector bridge between 2 building above the Shibuya station. the place where you can see the scramble cross and the place where the persona 5 character meet up when in Shibuya.
I wanted to get footage on it so bad! But it was under construction so I cut it. I didn't want the video to have too many "couldn't go here, couldn't do this" moments haha. There's a lot of construction at Shibuya right now
The coffee shop is great ! Went there on february and it's quite full everyday but the owners are really nice and the place is so warm and cozy (A bit expensive in my memory though) I do recommend to order a nice coffee and chocolate cake ;)
Rain on the Roof (real Leblanc) was super nice when I went three years ago. Was very relaxing, and the food was great. Was surprised at how tiny the bathroom was though
Never seen any videos from this channel before, and this popped up in my recommendations. I'm amazingly surprised how well the editing is, and the commentary is just my type, not over the top, and soothing. That's definitely a sub. I started playing Persona 5 Royale 1-2 weeks ago and I really never had any ambitions to travel, but after a couple hours into the game, I seriously want to visit Japan. The scenery of the game is completely different than the sub-urban area I live in, and the restaurants (like the ramen shop I've visited very early in the game with Ryuji) have a unique feel to them. I definitely need to experience an authentic ramen shop in Japan in the future. Great vid!
We've been to Japan (dream country to travel to) Last Feb-March. Can't wait to go back! Watching your shots just took me back again. Thanks! Very cool!
Please do more videos like this. The exploration of familiar places from the game paired with the music and UI was fun! Also you two look like chill and friendly people.
Thanks for enjoying Japan. I often pass by Shibuya and Shinjuku on business, and thanks to your wonderful images, I feel like I have found a new attraction!
Persona 5 was a lot of fun. I'm from a rural area in Japan, and I've lived in the countryside for a long time, so I didn't know anything about the city center, so I got lost in the game, but I'm surprised that it actually exists like this. thanks for the nice video.
I was devastated when I went to the Shibuya station in April and saw that they have torn down the station... I managed to get into the "Rain on the Roof" though and it was very cosy there.
As my favorite game of all time, I thank you for sharing this experience with persona fans across the world good sir. Great job on the editing and content of the video!
I love how persona 5 implements real places of Tokio into one game which makes it such an escape out of reality when playing it. Btw nice video your video needs to have more views
I'm forever grateful to have played Persona 5 (Royal) during the early pandemic/lockdown times. Coincidentally it was the same time I had to cancel my Japan trip due to early warning and other things. Blindly bought P5R, and surprised how well they adapt Tokyo and its major areas. Felt like a memorable virtual trip while also playing a video game.
I feel I was in a similar boat! I had many plans to come to Japan, but it didn't work out because the pandemic. Now that I'm here, it's awesome to experience after everything is normal again!
I miss tokyo so much, my trip there in march was so wonderful, of all the cities i toured in my 2 week trip, tokyo was by far the most daunting and honestly massive. osaka was the most like america, kyoto was the most unique place ive ever been, but tokyo...it felt so strange, if im being honest it was the most busy place ive ever been and also felt so lonely, granted i was travelling alone but it was so strange. it was by no means a bad experience, i would absolutely love to live here if it were possible for me, and seeing all of the locations that i had only seen in videogames felt surreal. next time i go im absolutely bringing friends, the sense of loneliness definitely left some sort of aftertaste looking back. i dont regret it at all though, this was by far the best experience of my life and has given me so much meaning to my existence. that all being said, this is an absolutely wonderful video that is well edited to showcase all of the iconic locations of tokyo without giving the sense of being lost which absolutely happened to me when i visited. sushi and mcdonalds have not been the same since ill say that much.
I definitely know what you mean by wanting to experience things with friends. I really want my friends to see some of the awesome locations with me someday, I know it would be such a fun experience! But definitely keep working for it and I'm sure you can realize your dream! It just takes time compounded with work and anything is possible 😁
Dude, THANK YOU for this. Persona 5 is one game I REALLY wish I could play for the first time again. Edit: Just wanted to let you know, I had a smile on my face the entire video. I enjoyed that probably more than I should have lol. Again, thank you.
Thanks for your comment, I'm glad you feel that way! I really wanted to capture the feelings of the P5 experience, and your comment and many others make me feel I accomplished my goal!
Amazing - thanks for sharing that! I laughed a few times when you showed very familiar-looking locales. I thought it was cool that we got a very short glimpse of when you were on an elevated walkway overlooking the street with the windows behind you, as one of the hideouts in the game.
This is really cool! I think you missed Akihabara in terms of places you can walk around in (in the game) but it looks so far away. I'm glad you went to the other places though!
First time on this channel but to see all the locations in P5 basically be the same is just heart warming. I love that game with a passion and have put thousands of hours into it. Thank you for exploring these places and I hope you get more views!
This must make you feel such a special way, especially if you visit places from games or other things you like in real life. To see how they've captured the feeling from real life and walking through it, you've been there before but now you're really there. Surreal! Great work on the video, I enjoyed the editing a lot. A bit sad you didn't get to check out every place but it was still lovely to see
It was a weird sense of surreal, I had visited some of the places before this video and it was surreal then as it was with making this video! Also my goal with this video was to explore the main explorable areas in P5R, so some of the other places I may check out in a future video, or even deserve their own video
@@KozyKotatsuEven if I won't be able to experience it on my own, I'm glad to hear your experiences. I'm very happy you got to feel that. Looking forward to future videos if you're up to making them. Glad to see it, keep it up!
i just wanna say this video is everything i wanted from a content creator who loves persona 5 and is in japan. Finally someone made exactly what i wanted to see!
Subbed! I wanted to do the exact same thing when I went to visit, but two weeks wasn’t enough time to explore entire japan and get IRL locations from P5😢 I’m so GLAD to see someone on YT actually did it. These videos are always super inspiring, please make more of it! BTW your video got recommended to me on my home page :D
That's awesome! I'm glad that it's getting recommended to more and more people, I have big plans for more videos in the future. Definitely look forward to it!
fun fact the cafe is named Lebanc cause the autor of the Arsene Lupin the Gentleman Thief is called Maurice Leblanc and with you didnt notice they took inspitation from Arsene Lupin to create jokers main persona
You did an incredible job with bringing this all together! I loved experiencing the story of Persona 5, and Japan is a dream destination for me as well. Looking forward to more of your content!
I just watched your video! It's really well-made! It's probably a little late but the jazz bar where you would meet Akechi is also in Kichijoji! It has the same looking entrance (going down) and it has a lady singing there almost every night! Been there twice! The layout was a little different inside, but I cannot mistake the entrance! They were the same!
i first played Persona 5 shortly after returning from a long trip in Tokyo. I could find places in the game Shibuya station that are exactly the same as real life that i confirmed with photos from my trip. It blew my mind
Ironically Sangenyaya actually not that far from central Tokyo at all. 15 minutes by train when I went iirc. Fun fact about Rain on the Roof: The upstairs is almost EXACTLY the same design (including the beams) as the Attic and they DO serve Curry too. Actually not that bad. Coffee was decent but for the coffee you obviously want L'Ambre in Ginza. (Pricy but worth it!) :D Also: You didn't go and play baseball?! It's right next to the grocery store too. Context: Back in 2019 I went through the same tour and visited all the places as well, except for Kichijouji because Royal was not a thing yet. It got actually announced on our last day when we left XD
Haha I would've played baseball if we had more time! Maybe one day I can do some more deep-dives, I definitely wanna go back one day. That's interesting about you leaving right before the announcement!
@@KozyKotatsu Thing is I went to the Super Live Concert back in 2019 and it was shown there first (I believe?) and I wanted my travels to coincide with that but we had to leave for Osaka right after :) I'm confident I was 1/3 foreigners at that concert XD
I finally finished P5 Royal two nights ago and this video really tied things together for me! You've particularly captured the wanderlust that this game instills in its players. Add the music on top and watching this was cathartic
I haven't finished the game completely yet, I'm afraid of experiencing the PPD (Post-Persona Depression) like I did after I finished Persona 4 Golden. I'm glad I could be a part of your experience, there's nothing quite like the emotions you feel when the credits roll ;-;
Ah I recently came back from Tokyo and on a free day I did a similar tour! Was really fun to see the differences and similarities between the in game locations 🙂
Woah only 1.1k subs? You deserve way more! I'm also moving to Japan in a year and am really excited. I hope to be able to make a youtube channel for it as well. Wish me luck!
I never noticed how easy it is to walks around a city without having to worry about ANY cars.
That's the way that Tokyo is designed! In America everything is designed for cars, but here everything is designed for people before cars. Really nice in my opinion!
Walkable cities.
@@knowledgeakacademy Really wish America was like that....
My first few weeks here I'd check left and right before crossing the road and it was bizarre being the only one while the people around you keep looking at their phones
@@-nomi.- yikes. I can only pressure your in a city.
And if not (─.─||）
bro I can't believe they made P5 locations into real life after the success of the game this is beatiful.
You got it opposite. They copy real area and put it into game, then edit some place to fit the game world.
@@snowflower2128they know, it’s a joke 😭
@@snowflower2128it's such an obvious joke cmon man
Actally er… the game came afffter real life 😂
@@ao-oni-its a joke
I can't believe ATLUS actually made Japan a real thing, thats crazy
It was easy after Tokyo Mirage Sessions inspired the creation of Tokyo city.
So glad Nintendo took inspiration from ATLUS, but their Super Nintendo World is a pale comparison.
Whole japan, not just tokyo? Now i want my Yasoinaba review
On my first visit to Japan I unknowingly booked a hotel right where "Theatre square" is in the Yakuza games. I played a bunch of those and the walk from Shinjuku station to the hotel was quite surreal until I realized where I was.
I definitely wanna play Yakuza at some point! You're right on point about the surrealness of it all
@@KozyKotatsu Yeah you should do another video about kamurocho once you play Yakuza. I recommend Yakuza 0 first.
what hotel was it? i love the yakuza games
I had the same experience. Last year I booked a hotel and didn't realize it was right across the street from the Yakuza batting cage in Kabukicho. Crazy.
@@demitri9211 APA Hotel Kabukicho Tower. would stay there again.
Clearly made by a fan of persona the attention to detail in the editing really shows
Persona 5 creator Katsura Hashino:
“I wanted to build a game like a picaresque novel. So I needed a place that showed that the character didn’t have anywhere to go and where the character confronts the adult generation.”
“For the place where the character should live, I found it nice to have a large highway that looked like it covered all the the city, and for the character to end up in the small streets at the brink of destruction.”
“There, he would find shelter at an old man’s place, I thought that it would be a good place to start the story.”
From Katsura Hashino's Archipel interview.
Wow, that's awesome! After visiting it IRL, I definitely got that feeling from the game. Thanks for leaving your comment, this is great context
I used to live in Japan and I love playing P5 and visiting places I used to go in real life, they nailed the vibe so hard in the game.
I remember someone letting me play the start of P5R on their playstation a few years back and it was crazy how easily I could navigate Shibuya even though it had been like 5 or so years since I visited. Now that I think about it the game was probably in development when I visited so it makes sense
My cousins went to Japan recently and talked about how hard it was to navigate through Shibuya, and because I played Persona 5 Royal, I just thought to myself "Y'know, when I eventually go to Tokyo, I'm going to go through Shibuya with my hands in my pockets and with bad posture, and I'm going to navigate my family through the crowd." I hope it goes well when we eventually go there years down the line.
Crazy that the game has become so popular that they made a whole city based on the in-game locations
I've never been to japan, but I adore when games take real world locations and recreate them. It makes seeing the real world inspirations and thinking "Oh, I know where this is!" really special in the way that a location just being inspired from real life doesn't.
2:55 watching that cart and having the impact be edited out was a bummer. Suspense with the actual peak taken out.
Visited Sangenjaya in 2019 and it looks like it has changed. Also visited the Ginza line ticket gate area at Shibuya before it was demolished and the underground shopping mall before it was renovated. The coffee shop LeBlanc is based on is in Ginza btw. Also bought a drink at the juice bar to boost up my stats. Went to alot of other places including the book store in Jimbocho.
Kichijoji is a cool district. Lots of places featured in anime like Fate/Zero, Fate/Stay Night, Monogatari Series, Shirobako, etc.
Ah gotcha! Thanks for sharing, I'm kind of bummed I couldn't check out the Sangenjaya bathhouse 😭
@@KozyKotatsu All the best living in jp.
What's the name of that coffee shop in Ginza?
i went to the bookstore in jimbocho without even realizing that i was in the place from the game until i came back home, it was surreal that i didn't notice at the time when i was actually there. (jimbocho is such a good place, the bookstores there have incredible selections)
It seems to be really nice to walk around without a talking cat keep telling you should go home and sleep
It's absolutely insane how true to real life the game locations are.
First they made Jazz, and now they've gone and done created an entire city of Tokyo, that's crazy!
Goosebumped when I saw how accurate Shinjuku is. I love it. Thanks for this video :D
Those transition animations were AWESOME!
It took me a long time to finally release this video, I'm happy you can see the quality! 😁
@@KozyKotatsu I wish more people can watch it.
Haha me too, I just gotta keep grinding now 🫡
Having traveled a lot in Tokyo for work, the inclusion of some of those areas struck me as spot on when I was first playing Persona 5. Lots of attention to detail and amazing to compare.
I just got back from a 3 week holiday in Japan and this video hits hard. Thank you sir!
Thanks! I hope you had an awesome time here 👌
This is an awesome video! It's so cool seeing these locations irl and I love how the editing style is even persona-fied
Thanks so much! Appreciate the feedback, I really felt that the P5 aesthetic really boosted my own editing style!
You know a country is amazing when they not only base locations off of it but can just straight up trace so many locations into a game which gets admired as a fictional masterpiece
One interesting thing you may have missed in Shibuya crossing in front of Hachiko statue is the missing Green Bus (although you did say that many things changed). The Green Bus that was originally there was moved about 2 years ago to Akita prefecture (Hachiko's hometown) and was replaced by that new tourist helpdesk.
I'd love to see you do more "real life" locations, there's so many P5R locations that fans of the game would probably love to see too. It's been years since I was in Tokyo, but its always nostalgic seeing these locations. Great video!
I didn't know that! Thanks for letting me know, that's really cool actually. I'd love to make more videos like this, as well as many other projects in the future, thanks for your feedback!
Yeah I still have a picture of that bus. It was a Hello Kitty bus :D
@@KozyKotatsu Also before Shibuya crossing, there still sits the lottery stand onto the left hand side just like in Persona. I thought that was really cool.
4:08 i still cant believe Code geass is still that famous in Japan. as a newbie with it , im totally being impressed
This video needs more views WHAAAAT
Haha I'm glad you think so! I'm gonna try and make more big projects like this in the future so stay tuned 😎
This was a very well put together video! Seeing all of the locations from your favorite series IRL is such a wonderful experience, and I would honestly love to see you do more of these types of videos in the future!
I'm glad you think so! I have a lot of ideas for content in the future, so definitely stay tuned for more! Also stick around and give me suggestions, because I'm always open to ideas!
pretty good comparison video. nice trip, nice view. When I found myself completely in love with the P5R, I also wanted to travel to these places in Tokyo to compare the game and reality with my own eyes just like you. And I think you are little look like Harry Kane, really handsome hahaha🥰
Thanks for this! I used to live in Tokyo and the first thing that got me hooked on P5 was how accurate they got the city. It was really nice for my nostalgia pangs.
I've never felt more like that Leonardo Dicaprio pointing at the tv meme.
Hahaha this made me laugh
Haha I'm not the only one feel this way of your video 😂
The Lelouch poster be perfect, at 3:33 - international or not - be perfect. He were voiced by same voice actor as the MC. Caused me shivers the first time i heard he voiced Arsene.
This video gave me nostalgia for Persona 5 Royal... good video :)
I plan to go to Sanganjaya in December, definitely gonna use this video as reference
Daaaaamn, I used to live just a few stops away from Sangenjaiya on the Denentoshi line, but I never thought to visit to see the areas from the game.
Wow it's uncanny how close the game locations look like the real thing.
So another place you might have missed out on in Shibuya is the underground station area where you normally find Yusuke. The job posting board and the fruit juice stall are still down there too.
I actually did get footage there, but it didn't feel as familiar to me when compared to the game, so I decided to cut it for this video
Great video, also it's funny seeing you at Shinjuku as a Yakuza fan, because those landmarks are INSTANTLY recognisable to most, if not all Yakuza fans
I'm definitely taking a day for my trip for visiting both Sangenjaya and Kichijoji. Thank you for sharing!
Last time i go to Tokyo, I went to the connector bridge between 2 building above the Shibuya station. the place where you can see the scramble cross and the place where the persona 5 character meet up when in Shibuya.
I wanted to get footage on it so bad! But it was under construction so I cut it. I didn't want the video to have too many "couldn't go here, couldn't do this" moments haha. There's a lot of construction at Shibuya right now
7:51 think it's purple sweet potato. :) Also, the sweet red bean is the classic stuffing.
Nice video!!!
This is super coool to see! Especially since i am still in the beginning of the game! I'm excited to explore Japan in the game
I just went yesterday!! Everything is super accurate and cool!! Also the coffee at rain on the roof was amazing
damn game/movie places visiting irl should be like trend in turism vlogs, great idea
haha maybe I can be one of the people to start it!
After reading that book you feel like your guts have increased dramatically
randomly saw this in my recommended and stayed for the whole video! Great vid man
What, are you saying your not on board the Kozy Sub?
Thanks! I'm glad you stuck around, it really helps out 😁
The coffee shop is great ! Went there on february and it's quite full everyday but the owners are really nice and the place is so warm and cozy (A bit expensive in my memory though) I do recommend to order a nice coffee and chocolate cake ;)
I'm bummed I didn't get to try it out! But it's also funny because I don't drink coffee, so hopefully they have some nice tea as well haha
Rain on the Roof (real Leblanc) was super nice when I went three years ago. Was very relaxing, and the food was great. Was surprised at how tiny the bathroom was though
Never seen any videos from this channel before, and this popped up in my recommendations. I'm amazingly surprised how well the editing is, and the commentary is just my type, not over the top, and soothing. That's definitely a sub.
I started playing Persona 5 Royale 1-2 weeks ago and I really never had any ambitions to travel, but after a couple hours into the game, I seriously want to visit Japan. The scenery of the game is completely different than the sub-urban area I live in, and the restaurants (like the ramen shop I've visited very early in the game with Ryuji) have a unique feel to them. I definitely need to experience an authentic ramen shop in Japan in the future. Great vid!
Thanks for your kind feedback! Also definitely come to Japan if you get the chance, you won't regret making the trip happen 😁
We've been to Japan (dream country to travel to) Last Feb-March. Can't wait to go back! Watching your shots just took me back again. Thanks! Very cool!
I'm glad that I could provide that for you! Here's to your next trip!
Please do more videos like this. The exploration of familiar places from the game paired with the music and UI was fun! Also you two look like chill and friendly people.
Thanks for enjoying Japan.
I often pass by Shibuya and Shinjuku on business, and thanks to your wonderful images, I feel like I have found a new attraction!
Absolutely! Thanks for watching my video! ありがとうございました！
Persona 5 is a wonderful work of art. Thanks for showing us all these locations!
Persona 5 was a lot of fun. I'm from a rural area in Japan, and I've lived in the countryside for a long time, so I didn't know anything about the city center, so I got lost in the game, but I'm surprised that it actually exists like this.
thanks for the nice video.
When I get to go to Japan I'm absolutely taking a day to have the Persona 5 experience. The idea gets me so excited!
I went to an teppanyaki place, Pukuichi in Sangen-Jaya and it was fantastic. Seeing these places irl is so awesome
I was devastated when I went to the Shibuya station in April and saw that they have torn down the station... I managed to get into the "Rain on the Roof" though and it was very cosy there.
Lelouch at 4:18! So cool! Thank you for making this - I loved the editing and everything
fun fact joker JP VA is same with lelouch
As my favorite game of all time, I thank you for sharing this experience with persona fans across the world good sir. Great job on the editing and content of the video!
I love how persona 5 implements real places of Tokio into one game which makes it such an escape out of reality when playing it. Btw nice video your video needs to have more views
I agree! It really sucks you into a new world, while still technically being ours!
I'm forever grateful to have played Persona 5 (Royal) during the early pandemic/lockdown times. Coincidentally it was the same time I had to cancel my Japan trip due to early warning and other things. Blindly bought P5R, and surprised how well they adapt Tokyo and its major areas. Felt like a memorable virtual trip while also playing a video game.
I feel I was in a similar boat! I had many plans to come to Japan, but it didn't work out because the pandemic. Now that I'm here, it's awesome to experience after everything is normal again!
I miss tokyo so much, my trip there in march was so wonderful, of all the cities i toured in my 2 week trip, tokyo was by far the most daunting and honestly massive. osaka was the most like america, kyoto was the most unique place ive ever been, but tokyo...it felt so strange, if im being honest it was the most busy place ive ever been and also felt so lonely, granted i was travelling alone but it was so strange. it was by no means a bad experience, i would absolutely love to live here if it were possible for me, and seeing all of the locations that i had only seen in videogames felt surreal. next time i go im absolutely bringing friends, the sense of loneliness definitely left some sort of aftertaste looking back. i dont regret it at all though, this was by far the best experience of my life and has given me so much meaning to my existence. that all being said, this is an absolutely wonderful video that is well edited to showcase all of the iconic locations of tokyo without giving the sense of being lost which absolutely happened to me when i visited. sushi and mcdonalds have not been the same since ill say that much.
I definitely know what you mean by wanting to experience things with friends. I really want my friends to see some of the awesome locations with me someday, I know it would be such a fun experience! But definitely keep working for it and I'm sure you can realize your dream! It just takes time compounded with work and anything is possible 😁
you're really this close to make me chose to visit japan for my holidays, such a nice video !
You absolutely should if you get the chance! It's beautiful ❤️
Thank you for giving us the tour of what is P5 looks like in real life. Truly this is very satisfying to watch. ❤❤❤
Dude, THANK YOU for this. Persona 5 is one game I REALLY wish I could play for the first time again.
Edit: Just wanted to let you know, I had a smile on my face the entire video. I enjoyed that probably more than I should have lol. Again, thank you.
Thanks for your comment, I'm glad you feel that way! I really wanted to capture the feelings of the P5 experience, and your comment and many others make me feel I accomplished my goal!
The editing of the video it's amazing, great one!
Hmmm you gave an Idea for my travel plans in Japan :3 I like it.
If you did one of these for Yakuza 0, that would be amazing! Those games have the same sort of virtual tourism of Persona.
I've been wanting to play Yakuza 0 for awhile now actually.... I'll definitely remember your comment in the future
This was such a fun video to watch, thank you!!
Hey, thanks man! I watch your content from time to time, keep doing what you're doing too!
@@KozyKotatsu thank you!
Amazing - thanks for sharing that! I laughed a few times when you showed very familiar-looking locales. I thought it was cool that we got a very short glimpse of when you were on an elevated walkway overlooking the street with the windows behind you, as one of the hideouts in the game.
Last time I visit Sangenjaya I feel nostalgic even though I never gone there in my whole life.
That's exactly how it felt for me too! If I had the chance to live there I totally would if the stars aligned, the vibes are awesome!
This is really cool! I think you missed Akihabara in terms of places you can walk around in (in the game) but it looks so far away. I'm glad you went to the other places though!
3:41 I love how you kinda visited the hideout spot in game
First time on this channel but to see all the locations in P5 basically be the same is just heart warming. I love that game with a passion and have put thousands of hours into it. Thank you for exploring these places and I hope you get more views!
It's amazing that there are so many places that look alike in real life, especially where the game place the gun shop in that "suspicious" alley.😂
What a really fun video! It was very cool to see all the locations from the game in reality
This must make you feel such a special way, especially if you visit places from games or other things you like in real life. To see how they've captured the feeling from real life and walking through it, you've been there before but now you're really there. Surreal! Great work on the video, I enjoyed the editing a lot. A bit sad you didn't get to check out every place but it was still lovely to see
It was a weird sense of surreal, I had visited some of the places before this video and it was surreal then as it was with making this video! Also my goal with this video was to explore the main explorable areas in P5R, so some of the other places I may check out in a future video, or even deserve their own video
@@KozyKotatsuEven if I won't be able to experience it on my own, I'm glad to hear your experiences. I'm very happy you got to feel that. Looking forward to future videos if you're up to making them. Glad to see it, keep it up!
i just wanna say this video is everything i wanted from a content creator who loves persona 5 and is in japan. Finally someone made exactly what i wanted to see!
obviously there are other channels that have done something similar but this does the best job in my opinion.
Subbed! I wanted to do the exact same thing when I went to visit, but two weeks wasn’t enough time to explore entire japan and get IRL locations from P5😢 I’m so GLAD to see someone on YT actually did it. These videos are always super inspiring, please make more of it!
BTW your video got recommended to me on my home page :D
That's awesome! I'm glad that it's getting recommended to more and more people, I have big plans for more videos in the future. Definitely look forward to it!
I'll be eagerly waiting for a part 2, since i'm a little deceived as you failed to visit Velvet Room and Mementos this time.
I can't believe Japan is adding Persona 5 world right after making Nintendo world
"I Went To EVERY Persona 5 Location IN REAL LIFE" is like saying "I went to EVERY Assassins Creed games locations IN REAL LIFE" its simply amazing
fun fact the cafe is named Lebanc cause the autor of the Arsene Lupin the Gentleman Thief is called Maurice Leblanc and with you didnt notice they took inspitation from Arsene Lupin to create jokers main persona
wow 😮sounds interesting~ thank you for sharing😊
@@kianaloui5870 Your welcome glad you found it interesting:)
wow, nice editing, a great video!
You did an incredible job with bringing this all together! I loved experiencing the story of Persona 5, and Japan is a dream destination for me as well. Looking forward to more of your content!
I just watched your video! It's really well-made! It's probably a little late but the jazz bar where you would meet Akechi is also in Kichijoji! It has the same looking entrance (going down) and it has a lady singing there almost every night! Been there twice! The layout was a little different inside, but I cannot mistake the entrance! They were the same!
Great video, wish i could see all these places one day. Great editing and camerawork as well!
Living the life !!! This was great
Shinjuku is also the home of yakuza series specifically kabukicho too 😊
i first played Persona 5 shortly after returning from a long trip in Tokyo. I could find places in the game Shibuya station that are exactly the same as real life that i confirmed with photos from my trip. It blew my mind
Ironically Sangenyaya actually not that far from central Tokyo at all. 15 minutes by train when I went iirc. Fun fact about Rain on the Roof: The upstairs is almost EXACTLY the same design (including the beams) as the Attic and they DO serve Curry too. Actually not that bad. Coffee was decent but for the coffee you obviously want L'Ambre in Ginza. (Pricy but worth it!) :D
Also: You didn't go and play baseball?! It's right next to the grocery store too.
Context: Back in 2019 I went through the same tour and visited all the places as well, except for Kichijouji because Royal was not a thing yet. It got actually announced on our last day when we left XD
Haha I would've played baseball if we had more time! Maybe one day I can do some more deep-dives, I definitely wanna go back one day. That's interesting about you leaving right before the announcement!
@@KozyKotatsu Thing is I went to the Super Live Concert back in 2019 and it was shown there first (I believe?) and I wanted my travels to coincide with that but we had to leave for Osaka right after :) I'm confident I was 1/3 foreigners at that concert XD
I'm so jealous! I really wanna go someday, but I'm sure tickets are not easy to get
Actually went there when I visited Japan last month, but the bathouse was closed. The surrounding area is also surprisingly busy
I'm still so disappointed that it's been closed for some time! I hope it reopens sometime soon so I can actually check it out
I can't believe they turned Persona 5 into a real places
The editing is pretty slick.
Something I noticed that’s in the game too is how everyone walks around u and don’t seam to give a $h!T just like the ones in persona.
I'm dead 😂. Everyone in Tokyo is in their own little world, and Persona 5 actually shows that really well!
I finally finished P5 Royal two nights ago and this video really tied things together for me! You've particularly captured the wanderlust that this game instills in its players. Add the music on top and watching this was cathartic
I haven't finished the game completely yet, I'm afraid of experiencing the PPD (Post-Persona Depression) like I did after I finished Persona 4 Golden. I'm glad I could be a part of your experience, there's nothing quite like the emotions you feel when the credits roll ;-;
Love the work you put into this Video. One can feel your passion. Im wishing you the best on your journey!
I can't believe how accurate kichijouji is.beautiful 😊
Great video. They really nailed recreating these places in game.
Make more of this it's one of your most viewed vids and is really interesting!
Ah I recently came back from Tokyo and on a free day I did a similar tour! Was really fun to see the differences and similarities between the in game locations 🙂
Thanks for making this, It's great to see what's changed and what's the same today.
I'm overdue to revisit after last being there in 2017! 😢
Woah only 1.1k subs? You deserve way more!
I'm also moving to Japan in a year and am really excited. I hope to be able to make a youtube channel for it as well. Wish me luck!
実際に日本を見に来てくれるなんて嬉しい...
あなたは素晴らしいファンです🙌
haha, ここに住んでいるよ！日本のことは、もっと動画を作りたいの！